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Lützen, Jörgen. (1961). Sur une nouvelle espèce de polychète Sphaerodoridium commensalis n. gen., n. spec. (Polychaeta Errantia, famille des Sphaerodoridae) vivant en commensal de Terebellides stroemi Sars. Cahiers de Biologie Marine. 2(4): 409-416.
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Lützen, Jörgen
1961
Sur une nouvelle espèce de polychète <i>Sphaerodoridium commensalis</i> n. gen., n. spec. (Polychaeta Errantia, famille des Sphaerodoridae) vivant en commensal de <i>Terebellides stroemi</i> Sars.
Cahiers de Biologie Marine
2(4): 409-416
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World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
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A remarkable association, most correctly designated as commensalism, is described between Terebellides stroemi and a small polychaete of the family Sphaerodoridae. A description is given of the commensal species which is new to science, together with some scattered observations on the commensal-host relation; the habitat of the commensal seems to be the tentacle crown of the host and it most probable feeds on the food particles strolled along the tentacles. The taxonomy of the Sphaerodoridae is revised with the conclusion that there exist two distinct genera, one of which for nomenclatural reasons should have its name changed, and it is proposed to employ the name Sphaerodoridium for this genus which among others includes the commensal species.
Eastern Atlantic warm temperate to boreal
North Sea (and Channel)
Skagerrak to Calais
Associations, Symbiosis, Commensalism (parasitism see *PAR)
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Holotype ZMUC unknown, geounit Gullmarn, identified as Sphaerodoridium commensalis Lützen, 1961
 Grammatical gender

Neuter. Several of the species names are correctly originally neuter, eg 'capense' and 'balticum' and 'japonicum', ... [details]

 Type locality

Off Blabergsholmen, Gullmar Fjord, Skaggerak, Sweden, gazetteer estimated 58.25 N 11.4417 E [details]